Baton Development

Development of this baton followed similar processes that have been used in the development of components for Aerospace missions. This development process relies first on the specification of a set of design requirements followed by development of a specific design that will satisfy the requirements.

The design requirements for this baton were:

Reduced bounce of the ball and tip so that if it were dropped, the baton would be closer to the performer.

Improve the ability of the performer to hold on to the center of the baton, even if the grip area became wet from rain or perspiration.

Develop a design so that if a baton were dropped, it would not roll far from the performer. ( it is much better to simply bend over to retrieve a dropped baton than to have to leave formation and run to the other end of the gym floor.)